i want to bring in lisa bloom. i got to tell you, when i first started following this case, it looked like she really was the victim in the case. after hearing some of that testimony in court you start to wonder if she may not have, in many ways, exacerbated the situation herself. that's not to say she's the only one who did amp this thing up. but she may have played a part, right? >> you know, rick, 9 out of 10 cases end in a plea bargain. most criminal cases don't go to trial. it's very unusual for a plea bargain to take place after the case has gone to the jury and before they reach a verdict. to me, that's a recognition that there are problems on both sides of the case. heater ellis, for all of hr tough talk and all of her attorney's tough talk, had to realize there were too many witnesses against her. and there was probably going to be a guilty verdict against her on some of these counts. by pleading guilty to two misdemeanor and getting a relatively light sentence, she was probably beating the odds against he